GUARDIAN §AignS I0 Landis slated Defend IIIIB For re-election . - - u‘ 3 m“ dYglffiipt-iif °wé.°.‘”.=;?.l_.i Ml5i..'l»'f.'.".“.&‘l:’w.,.., de cm hi5 laht heavyweight v m- rlt Madison Smare GEIJDAGO, Dec. B—(AP)—Base- Ggdeallfiillceluan opponent to be de=..,.._.,..l hi’ th- ‘law York State Athletic Commission with Tfimml! Tucker o1’ . hwy ltfnllllee. Cowley leads Scoring list I TEAL. Dec. 9—(CP)— Tllltlcgllilll: and an assist durink @119 W}; 51in! Boston's Bill Cowley in- n“, lcndorshlp anlrtsrzlg Natonal n’ CB U6 SCDTG t gmllighi” Etatlstics released to- mmw The Bruin play-maker has 15 points on five goals and 10 as- mllw» oi’ Detroit picked up [ltg sllnlc number of points dll-Ylfil; "rc . and moved into second ‘all; alllne with six goals and pight assists for 14 901M8- As the league race began to open somewhat. there was a single in third place too-Rang- sown assists total. R'_\' Conacher of Berton and pm] “Ylxson o1 Rangers were tied for fourth spot with 12 points. on: 0 more than the Toronto trio Gordie Drlllon, Hank Gtldup and - An ts. s1l-lllnliGcldup led the league in goals wzlll right. while Cowley‘: l0 lssiéis put tum in top slmt in ‘hat department» ps-tmitrs Jimmy Orlando remain- (d 1h.» league's official bad-man lliih 24 minutes in the penalty box. although uncffzclal figures that also included misconduct pen- pltlg; gave the lead to Red Gou- ilis of Canadiens with 1d minutes l“ minors and one misconduct for l 26-minute total. How They Stand Dec. 9-(0?) —Na- IIONTREA tional Hockey Iaaague standings:- Jmmy Webb the most according bail Commission Kenenw Moun- tain Mndis. whose term or office has another year- m m“, 15 slated lltlsrlrs“s.t..by "c my coggdexme. as a. gesture of e fact. that a formal resold. tion to this effect has been pr;- pu-ed for subuuseion to tho major "81" mliflitles was disclosed to. d? by President William H. Bar. I1 8e o! the American League. ‘The procedure oi.’ re-electing Lan- dis a year in advance is not new. but it is significant this time be. cause the minor leagues have been 86111-1118 Nfldy to denland a voice in the selection of the v ‘slou- 01‘ m“ War and any action by the majors at their meetings here would head off the plans of the minors. The whole involved strategy made “r today: bis twin rol- lobby 00n- versation as baseball's clans gath- ered for the major league meetings, 56810118 0f which open formally tomorrow. Th0 BNOIIIYn and Cincinnati elm who up with the first. trade 03 $119 mflfltihl. the I‘ ‘ rs sending second baseman Fiyd (Pep) Young to the world champions for third baseman ‘Le-w Riggs in e. no-cash transaction. Young played eight years for Pittsburgh Pirates, but was waived to Atlanta. this fall and drafted by Brooklyn. Both players figure for reserve duty. Williams shines In Vics 5-3 win Over Miners GLADE BAY. NB" Dec. D-(CP) --'.Dwo overtime goals by Jimmy Russell and Tic Williams gave North Sydney Victories a 5-8 win over the leading Miners of the Cape Breton Hockey‘, drawing Vics up just two poin behind the oeers. Williams’ goal was his second of the night. and he also had azi as- sist on Russell's tie-breaking tally. 7w LDFAP“ AlbMacKlnnonand Lou MacKay Toronto i210 a o 4o 1o so §j§u°m°yz"°sq°ffif.§flgif, ‘Qifik ‘"31 ma. lamest: @--~=v~~11»- Boston la 4 a saa a1 ll “m?” 11% l? 3 321%? - Cana ions 2 Americans 12 a a 1 l9 4o 7 Retired coal dealer To purchase Bees? BOSTON. Dec. 9.—-(AP)- O. l". Adams. chief owner of Boston Bees. announced tonight that Alvin H. Powell. of New Haven. Con..wealt-hy coal IIPNIPI‘. ls negotiating for the llftlliise of the National Lea ue seball club, and "only the sett nlz of a few minor details remain Nmblete the transaction." Sees tariff thanges aiding Australia SYDNEY. Dcc. lI.—-(CP Cable)- Cllarlos J. Burchall. Canadian High Cfillillllsbllilllfl‘ in Australia. in a fiycclnllll. Canberra today. said (Ihllilfiil: new tariff changes are i0 11c of assistance to Aus- 119 pointed particularly to the clmlliullvn of‘ imports of canned hull urlvli fruits and wines from Qllilllv-hllfiiillll! QDLIIIITIES. giving Aus- 1 aim h chance to increase exports n ill(’\(‘ L. M ckc in simtar v n. ugliiltiiilgt lljvui of last week's federal (hwcdf "1515 the Canadian tariff ma ilzlairolilulflfillllif escaped notice .0 hi. ls tie press reaction Yule WIIOOPING gong" BY AIRPLANE FLIGHTS mwwfiullt! experiments have been mniilflnllshdiziflflnd with me idea lyaneriilij whooplng-ccugh by air- m m LII-ins. MYfOrding m an item l." PM Milton Times. ‘The "wins air e°a1_1’1~~ W111i the perlnisslon of em hf)?’ ffmmfl-Hi. has made sev- mm, a]; I _ vlghts w.th sick childlen 1 ~ llhcm have shown g decid- tilliilnravcmcnt. Ringer! P111701’: “MILD” clou- elfes econ all-ways.- 111°)‘ have the “wotpggqf” "P" which dose no! Iiicl to tho Ila-i g stwndable. the War News By Kin-kc L- Silnpso Associated PIC; Stiff Tho fact that British forces in Egypt have launched an attack on the stalled Italian invadlnl; army is of greater consequence than the present mime of the operation. Despite e disposition in Lon- don to class it as a "local" action, official British reports from Egypt tell of t between odvanc ng or 1,000 risoners neu- Sldi Bar- rani. Italian advance base in Egypt. Tho battle developing in that area may prove to be u: extremely important one The opportunity clearly exists for I. crushing blow at. Italian military prestige-m blow that might shake the morale o! Italy to its foundations. The re- sults which might follow from the smashing of Marshal Grazianis anny or its ejection from EBYIJt of- fer a glittering invitation to the British leaders to incur risks on that front. Duplication in Egypt of the sting- ing defeat the Greeks have admin- istered to Ii Du:e‘s 19810118 in A1- bania might reshape the whole Mediterranean battle from in Bri- tain's favor. There had been inti- mations that London was preparlnil some such strokeeven before Italyla attempt to invade Greece collapsed. The recent visit of the Britlzh War Minister. Anthony Eden. to mat to inspect. the armies there hinted at such develc . '. Whether a full scale British of- "fensivglhas been started. ed it is a preliminary test. krltish initiative in East ocrnes in di- rect answer to he clamor of press and Parliament In London for of- fensive action aimed at. knocking Italy out of the war. A striking victory at this stagc. routing 5PM- lanfs troops. well might prove the deciding factor to bring French African Colonial forces into th war on ‘Britain's side and seal the east front. against the Axis. With British naval and air bases firmly planted on the Greek island of Crete any help for Graziani from direct is out of the question. His situation. after he has down at Bidl ‘Barranl three months, is far more cdtficnl than ll; was before Italy's thrust. gt Greece we; delivered. London's reluctance to adm't a mater British offensive in Egypt until there ls RM"! flcveiwmfilli- indicating the ab'l'ty of Grazlanfs force to stand against it 1s under- th-l plight of the Paa- t is beccmhlg In- m However. clst rrmv in Egvo creaslngly serious bow"!!! 01 thf mull-a of the cllmmim against me Greeks. ant-ah nb'1‘iv i4‘ 9X- qgvd ms nwsvmt overaflcns info a motor offensive h" Iwn e"- Hnr-ed bv rlr=er B"'t!sh naval flrminvVl-ln cf P" Ovid" I'M‘- qmswm "m, Onto bases. Ftven lull-I'm» opereWvs s"mewhero flora craranlk ‘IO-mile "ea flank in Egypt. may b-l Impending _-_._._____- Avnor: 4.0M new sluden‘! at. the vr-lva-mv of M'~h'~~n this vrar. wot a case of rcrtalnly active tu- Pygmflogig was found. though ox- amhm otfiatod about ll nucl- n - Writer Lucas has Best average NEW YORK. Dec. 9-—(AP)—The 118ml; arm of Fred Lucas of Mont- real Royals was responsible for the best earned-run average among Baseball Lobby Sitters are on Duty again CHICAGO. D66. 9.—-(AP) —BG88 hall's lobby sitters are on duty her; again. ter taki ngt. Y‘ BIIWLING ”-\ RESULTS fi’l’”’liglw in» fiifiiyfildtiqt“ 7IIIZIZ’ lme out to International Lea m}; <1 . “mm m ins tho 1940 Sfifliiglfll? gut g: lilli- lninor fé§glr1°“ri1駧i§§§“¢i¥>§§§°nl5 cumm-[HTOWN ALLEYB o‘ 3",b°"1' I32 1&9 lag g? Saint John who has four ‘rlts around effectiveness he wasn't ev- day. 5;, ' E Wuhan“ 17S 165 135 with Boston ' m‘ en in the running against young Most the baseball talk today n “an” J 0°15!“ 209 135 11g The standings- Hal White of Buffalo. what had happened Cm‘ l c e l _ 1 C Downs 208 1'74 185 _ G A 1'15 ‘Lucastoworked 4'1 innings in 1s Ailflgilt. ~wilgtthfirhgin- "I "mm rm- Low Score 13o 114 16" Barnes hi 2.3 ed- “ r ' " m... . m5d°’laul¢eso"‘§'°“§§£i my... ti? ll: it? “tr-ye ' will l ‘i’ t? Ramos. Itched 196 nings and Mntmsk‘ “gum A Cudmore 3M 129 I62 badi Allen. Chicago s 4 1o camzdpu with an average of 2.43 M m; m chjcggq F. wflllgm; 129 121 205 229 95 111811 single J. Cudmore Wiseman. Boston 5 d l0 W11 runs per-nlne-inninz zame- ooklyn Dod ers .1. Cudrnore I86 202 229 Ladi “new BM” ' 5 '7 In addition White was the league- safe “m, g f!“ K Acorn es high three J. Clldmore Smith. Boston 1 3 4 16min! pitcher in games won and from St. Louis ' 199 184 270 567- Gciliffe Canadien lost turning in 16 victories against anv of the T ' ~ Gems 111811 single K Am Graboskl Canadlersl 1 1 2 f°‘°"‘ "i“°‘.il° ‘transcr- °”““’"°" . M M“ K-‘M~'§“~?31" ..'—_’—~i ° ° ao youngs r a so s ar e N ca.“ b cm _ v N. .L. GAMES 10mg.“ lead in pitching shutouts with five, _ 1 r e l 9s 178 176 gg-‘Ielgllt at 1:15, Store League. m Y!!! Mike Ryba and Hank Gor- S v5. S. A. McDonald's, ~- RANGERS at BOSTON. I . Maritimers lecl 1 By Cowley I MONTREAL, Dec. B—-(CP)—B11l Cowle_v_ former Halifax Wolverine zlolw starring with Boston Bruins, continued to lead the group of fcnner Maritimcrs now in the National Hockey league during the 155i. week. His official total shows five goals and I0 assists for 15 points-top man in the league. V Monctorrs Gordie Drlllon who l5 now with Toronto Maple leafs placed second with ll ints. while George Allen of Bayfie d, N‘.B.. and Eddie Wisemm of Newest , x. 13.. with Chicago and Boston re- spectively. were fded for third Ipoti with 10 points. l Flash I-lollett. formerly with N0"?! Sydney and now with Bos- n. rank fourth with wvm 11115. three ahead of Deg Bmith nlckl of Rochester. Desilets leads Maritimers In A. H. L. (By The Canadian Press) l» Joffre Desilets, former Saint John Beaver. and Pete Kelly of Charlottetown have opened up a. long lead among former Maritlmers in the American Hockey League Deslleis has rapped in iivc goals and given assists in l0 others for Cleveland for o. 15-point total and leadership in the race. Kelly. al- ways the play-maker, has a single goal to his credit, but has asiisted in 11 others for 12 points and is in second place. In third spo.t well behind the leaders. is Windy Steele. formerly of Charlottetown. with three goals and two assists. Crossley Sher- wood has a goal and two afsists for a fourth place tie with Tony Graboskl. who has spent part. of the season with Montreal Canad- iens in the National Hockey League. The standings: G A Pts Desilets. Clev B l0 15 Kelly, Pitt 1 1i 12 Steele. Prov. 8 2 5 Grarboski. NH. 2 1 3 sherwood. Prov. i 2 3 Hockey Practice Intenmcdiale Abhics hockcy prac- tice tonight at. 7 o'clock. REMEMBER WHEN (By The Canadian Press) l’ ‘Ibronto Argonauts squeezed out a 4-3 victory over Sarn‘a Imperials O.R.F.U. champions at Toronto seven years ago today for the Do- minion rugby tli-le,_At_gcs had pre- viously whipped Winnipeg. Western (Jiazlllada winners. 13-0 lIl the semi» f na . Naval Barrage Borps needs to Be Amphibian HAROLD FAIR stait Writer By Canadian rrcss A BRnwl-I NAVAL ldAslls. Dec. Q-(Cw-Men have to be tough and literally "amphibian" todo their jobs in this important port. where the Royal All’ Force balloon barrage corps goes to sell, and old suits learn something of air warfare. Their boss. the wing commander. needs the qualities oi poth. A Cana- olan. who lost an eye in the first Great War. he is responsible for tile entire balloon oeleuce of the area ov means cl baLoons moored ‘on ships, and also for the sea-going "old. floppies" which accompany convoys in home waters to make more difilcult the work of German ive bombers. In bitter weather and in exposed positions where waves run high, these men are on duty for two weekg straight. with 48 hours ashore. "When we started this fixed sea balloons" the wing commander said, "it was in the middle of last winter. when there were ice floes in the sea. We felt we could not ask young men just jtoined up in the R. Al‘. to do the ob out there for more than 48 hours at a. stretch. That was their first tour of duty. "But we found that the fellows ggt deadly slut-their boats used to b up and down like corks —much worse than a moving vessel will —- and some of them used to be down and out all the time. They were Lust getting sea legs when the 48 ours ended. "So. at. elr own request, we lengthened the tour of duty. Now they do two weeks lust as men in the lipehtships would. and the result is tho we get few cases of seasick- ness. The balloons are moored ln avar- letv of boats which carrv a mixed cmw of R.A.F‘. baloou men and naval reservists. Drifters and barg- es are used for carrying balloons at fitted positions. OTTAWA. Dec. B. — (CPI — A statement by Prime Mllnister Mac- kenzie King in the Commons that steps should he taken to provide the ministers with more time to deal with pressing problems during the war has revived here pro osals that parllamentarv secretaries e named. VICTORIA. Dec. d-rc?) -Ge0. William Allan. K.C.. of Winnipeg. president of the Great West Life Assurance Cflmlmnv. died in hospi- tal here today. He suffered ahcart l seizure several days ago while here on a business trip. _._________ loop Elna-d’: In the homo- OUT OUR WAY \ . we've 6m‘ "to HAVE _\. 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